When everything is connected to the 5V USB charger, the blue and green lights in the first Neopixel glow faintly. No other lights, no response to the controller.
The wires appear to be correctly oriented and connected:
- the 5V wire on the controller goes to the red wire on the 'IN' side of the first Neopixel
- the 'D' data wire on the controller goes to the middle wire on the 'IN' side of the Neopixel
- the 'G' ground wire on the controller goes to the final wire on the 'IN' side of the Neopixel
Did I accidentally fry the strand with the first charger? Is there any way to salvage the LEDs at this point, or did I just spend $30 learning to never again assume the voltage of a power source? Thanks in advance for any help!